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HELP. HOX is dead

Hello
Yesterday i unlocked bootloader on htc one x. Then i tried to root it but when i finished my hox did reboot and then reboot all the time. It goes on start screen of android and then reboot again. I cant do anything. Any idea or help?

How did you root it?
Did you flash a ROM without flashing its boot.img and fastboot erase cache?
Did you install a custom recovery?
What screen are you stuck on? "htc quietly brilliant"?

I remember when this happened to me when I first tried to root my phone (First Android phone actually) lol I freaked out.. In my case it's because I didn't make a full wipe after unlocking bootloader and flashing Cyanogen, just booted into Recovery, full wipe/wipe cache and it worked.
Tell us what you did like BenPope said, did you flash the boot.img for the ROM you installed?

the first i did was to unlock bootloader from htcdev. Afther that i tried to root by a guide from this forum:
ALTERNATE ROOT METHOD - 'INSECURE BOOT AND ROOT'
This zip file contains an insecure boot image to flash to your device and a script which will then push the root (SuperSU) files to your device. This is only tested on 1.27.401.2 / 1.27.401.7. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!
Download
InsecureBootAndRoot r3 - DOWNLOAD (ROMraid) - MD5: a16bff582cb0e25fd3b422652d753ca7
How to use InsecureBootAndRoot - Windows, Linux and OSX
- Download the InsecureBootAndRoot zip file above and extract to a directory
- Put your device in bootloader mode - Turn off the phone then turn on with the 'volume down' button pressed to enter the bootloader, then press the power button again to enter fastboot.
- WINDOWS - double click 'install-insecure-windows.bat'
- MAC - Open a terminal window to the directory containing the files, and type 'chmod +x install-insecure-mac.sh' followed by './install-insecure-mac.sh'
- LINUX - Open a terminal window to the directory containing the files, and type 'chmod +x install-insecure-linux.sh' followed by './install-insecure-linux.sh'
The device will now flash the new boot image and reboot. Keep the device attached to USB and when it has rebooted, ensure USB debugging is enabled - the SuperSU files will then be installed.
CONVENTIONAL ROOT METHOD - 'SUPERBOOT' (currently not functioning on shippping devices).
Superboot is a boot.img that when booted, will root your device the first time you boot (installing su and the superuser APK). No need to flash any partitions, no need to mess around with ADB, no messing with the contents of your data partition, no overwriting the shipped ROM on your device, just boot the boot image using the instructions below and you're done!
Download
Superboot r1 - DOWNLOAD (ROMraid) - MD5: c79821d5d75d57dff8a5ffe7493241fd
The superboot image is also 'insecure', allowing you to use 'adb remount' as well as having full ADB root access to your device until such time as you reboot after running this process (it's a non permanent ADB root as it's a 'fastboot boot' and not a 'fastboot flash' but it IS a permanent root in all other regards!).
How to use Superboot - Windows, Linux and OSX
- Download the Superboot zip file above and extract to a directory
- Put your device in bootloader mode - Turn off the phone then turn on with the 'volume down' button pressed to enter the bootloader, then press the power button again to enter fastboot.
- WINDOWS - double click 'install-superboot-windows.bat'
- MAC - Open a terminal window to the directory containing the files, and type 'chmod +x install-superboot-mac.sh' followed by './install-superboot-mac.sh'
- LINUX - Open a terminal window to the directory containing the files, and type 'chmod +x install-superboot-linux.sh' followed by './install-superboot-linux.sh'
That was the steps. I didnt tried to put a custom rom yet. And the worst is that i need my number and i dont have an another device with micro sd. :/

It's funny, because there are two methods that you've pasted there. I have to ask, why did you not go with the recommended one? The one you didn't paste here?
Try it, you might like it.

BenPope said:
It's funny, because there are two methods that you've pasted there. I have to ask, why did you not go with the recommended one? The one you didn't paste here?
Try it, you might like it.
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I tried the first one and after i saw that my hpox rr all the time i tried the second one.
You mean this method?
EASIEST ROOT METHOD - 'RECOVERY + SUPERSU'
The easiest way to get root is now to install the official ClockworkMod release and then flash the latest SuperSU zip file. This approach is highly recommended (I also recommend running a backup as soon as you've flashed clockworkmod!)
I do now and nothing. Cant get the command.

I don't understand what "my hpox rr all the time" means.
At the top of your hboot does it say ENDEAVORU or EVITA?
What does "can't get the command" mean?
Edit: ahh, is it "command not found" when you try to run fastboot?

BenPope said:
I don't understand what "my hpox rr all the time" means.
At the top of your hboot does it say ENDEAVORU or EVITA?
What does "can't get the command" mean?
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i mean it restart all the time
It says ENDEAVORU. WHat does it mean?
I tried the command again now and its done. Now i go to reboot in fast boot and do the same again. The step with SuperSU i didnt yet.
EDIT:
c:\Android>fastboot flash recovery recovery-1-28.img
sending 'recovery' (5790 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.770s]
writing 'recovery'...
(bootloader) Format partition SOS done
OKAY [ 0.590s]
finished. total time: 1.380s
c:\Android>
That was i did.

IoSpy said:
i mean it restart all the time
It says ENDEAVORU. WHat does it mean?
I tried the command again now and its done. Now i go to reboot in fast boot and do the same again. The step with SuperSU i didnt yet.
EDIT:
c:\Android>fastboot flash recovery recovery-1-28.img
sending 'recovery' (5790 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.770s]
writing 'recovery'...
(bootloader) Format partition SOS done
OKAY [ 0.590s]
finished. total time: 1.380s
c:\Android>
That was i did.
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You could just flash a rooted rom and kernel now, it should work fine.
Flash this recovery http://download.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.4.0-endeavoru.img
Install a rom from recovery, you can mount usb from recovery to copy rom to phone.
Then flash the kernel from fastboot that acompanies the rom.

IoSpy said:
i mean it restart all the time
It says ENDEAVORU. WHat does it mean?
I tried the command again now and its done. Now i go to reboot in fast boot and do the same again. The step with SuperSU i didnt yet.
EDIT:
c:\Android>fastboot flash recovery recovery-1-28.img
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ENDEAVORU is good.
I kind of expected you to be flashing clockworkmod 5.8.4.0 as the recovery.
Once that's done, you take a backup, download the SuperSU zip file, boot into recovery, mount sd as USB, copy the zip onto the SD card, unmount and flash it.

BenPope said:
ENDEAVORU is good.
I kind of expected you to be flashing clockworkmod 5.8.4.0 as the recovery.
Once that's done, you take a backup, download the SuperSU zip file, boot into recovery, mount sd as USB, copy the zip onto the SD card, unmount and flash it.
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What do you mean to fl;ash as the recovery? Wasnt the command i did correct?
How i get backup? When i go to recovery under the fastboot goes to screen with the device and exclamation mark. How can i see my sdcard via usb on pc?
Sry for my question :/

IoSpy said:
What do you mean to fl;ash as the recovery? Wasnt the command i did correct?
How i get backup? When i go to recovery under the fastboot goes to screen with the device and exclamation mark. How can i see my sdcard via usb on pc?
Sry for my question :/
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fastboot flash recovery recoveryname.img
I dont know what you flashed, but you'd be better off with the latest clockworkmod, version 5.8.4.0
Doing a backup from that recovery is easy.

What I dont get is why you didn't just root/unlock bootloader via htcdev.com

RohinZaraki said:
What I dont get is why you didn't just root/unlock bootloader via htcdev.com
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He did. Thanks for playing.

IoSpy said:
What do you mean to fl;ash as the recovery? Wasnt the command i did correct?
How i get backup? When i go to recovery under the fastboot goes to screen with the device and exclamation mark. How can i see my sdcard via usb on pc?
Sry for my question :/
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The command you did was correct but you flashed the stock recovery, flash clockworkmod recovery to proceed.

BenPope said:
fastboot flash recovery recoveryname.img
I dont know what you flashed, but you'd be better off with the latest clockworkmod, version 5.8.4.0
Doing a backup from that recovery is easy.
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I used that command fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.4.0-endeavoru.img
So i think i didnt something wrong.

I'm confused, earlier you said you flashed recovery-1-28.img
You're going to have to be clearer on what you write here.

BenPope said:
I'm confused, earlier you said you flashed recovery-1-28.img
You're going to have to be clearer on what you write here.
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Ok sry. I mean i tried boath of them.

IoSpy said:
fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.4.0-endeavoru.img
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Do that again.
Then:
fastboot erase cache
Then boot into recovery and tell us what you get.

BenPope said:
Do that again.
Then:
fastboot erase cache
Then boot into recovery and tell us what you get.
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Ok i did and i have this screen now.

[Q] I'm worried I killed my phone

I decided earlier today that I'd try to root my one X, but I wound up screwing up to the point that I'm lost. I accidentally wiped the system while in recovery, and when I rebooted, it kept looping. By pressing the power/down button, I can get into the bootloader, and from there into recovery. In the recovery, I was able to look around using a file manager but only found empty folders.
I used adb push to try to get a rom onto the phone, but I'm not able to flash it. When I go to reboot, it informs me that there's no OS installed.
If anybody has any idea what I can do, it would be much appreciated.

im assuming you already unlocked your phone
1.Enter fastboot by holding power + volm down.
2.Select fastboot
3.plug in USB
4.flash recovery with the command: 'fastboot flash recovery <name of recovery here>
5.flash the boot.img that came with the ROM, usually it's located within the zip file
6.erase cache using command: 'fastboot erase cache'
7.select Hboot to return to main menu
8. go to recovery
9. wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik from advanced options, format system from mounts and storage menu
10. in mounts and storage, select mount usb
11. copy over ROM zip
12. Install from ZIP
13. reboot system
PS. your phone is only bricked if it can't turn on. obviously it's not going to boot up if there is nothing to bootup, lol

Just ensure your recovery is a recent version, like clockworkmod 5.8.4.0, otherwise mounting won't work.

Thanks for the quick reply. I don't entirely understand how to flash the recovery, however.
I assume I'm running the command on the computer. How do I know what to type in as the recovery?

Mate, did you even do your research before attempting any of this?
Anyway,
Make sure you got HTC sync installed, also Android SDK
1/ Open to a command prompt by going: start -> type in cmd
2/ browse to your folder containing fastboot and adb using the 'cd' command
e.g. My fastboot folder is located at "C:/htc/fastboot" so I would type: 'cd C:/htc/fastboot'
If you're using the one from SDK it could look like C:\Users\Steven\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools
3/ enter the commands -fastboot flash recovery ...., fastboot flash boot.... etc.

Not nearly as well as I should have. I learned the hard way I guess. Thanks for putting up with my cluelessness though.
I've done as you said, but when I tried to boot into the recovery, I got stuck on it looping the "htc quietly brilliant" screen.

You sure you flashed it Successfully?
and downloaded clockworkmod from here?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1594819

Code:
D:\Android>fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.4.0-endeavoru.img
< waiting for device >
sending 'recovery' (5742 KB)... OKAY [ 1.021s]
writing 'recovery'... OKAY [ 1.506s]
finished. total time: 2.528s
D:\Android>fastboot flash boot boot.img
sending 'boot' (4988 KB)... OKAY [ 0.885s]
writing 'boot'... OKAY [ 1.257s]
finished. total time: 2.142s
D:\Android>fastboot erase cache
erasing 'cache'... OKAY [ 0.116s]
finished. total time: 0.116s
Could it be that I have a bad boot.img? I'm using one out of the renovate 8.1.0 ROM.

I was able to get my phone running again by following the video here --Nevermind, Can't post the link yet. Should anyone need it, send me a message--. Basically, I had to relock the bootloader and install the RUU.
Now, however, I'm trying again to root my phone, but whenever I try to unlock the bootloader, it still remains locked ("relocked" on the bootloader screen). I can't find anything about how to fix this. Have I lost the ability to root my phone?

seaneschen said:
I was able to get my phone running again by following the video here --Nevermind, Can't post the link yet. Should anyone need it, send me a message--. Basically, I had to relock the bootloader and install the RUU.
Now, however, I'm trying again to root my phone, but whenever I try to unlock the bootloader, it still remains locked ("relocked" on the bootloader screen). I can't find anything about how to fix this. Have I lost the ability to root my phone?
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what command are doing? to unlock i mean
or better yet run through the steps u do to unlock bootloader

ali3nfr3ak said:
what command are doing? to unlock i mean
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I'm using the all in one toolkit, which uses the Xfactor exploit, and unlocking by getting the unlock code.bin from htcdev

seaneschen said:
I'm using the all in one toolkit, which uses the Xfactor exploit, and unlocking by getting the unlock code.bin from htcdev
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That guide is for the One xl (the us version) as it says "evita" on the topic.. the international one x is "endeavoru". Which phone do you have? There are good guides on here. how to root and a very easy tool in the developement section.
Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2

elmonen said:
That guide is for the One xl (the us version) as it says "evita" on the topic.. the international one x is "endeavoru". Which phone do you have? There are good guides on here. how to root and a very easy tool in the developement section.
Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2
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I have the US version.

seaneschen said:
I have the US version.
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i would suggest that you post this in the in the AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL forum as thiforum is for the international one x

Oh my....... never noticed. Please don't use Clockworkmod and instead use TWRP, you might brick

/sdcard not mounting

dear all
i am using GN 4.2.2 stock
at the moment i can go to fastboot and i flash clockwordmod recovery v6.0.1.9
i did this because my phone startted to reboot
at the GB logo
.
now problem is i cant flash ROM to sdcard.
here is the output
=================
sending 'bootloader' (2308 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.260s]
writing 'bootloader'...
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 0.435s
==========================
sending 'radio' (12288 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.353s]
writing 'radio'...
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 2.060s
===================================
in recovery when i am trying to mount sdcard.
===============
Error mounting sdcard

Are u trying to flash the rom immediately after unlocking the bootloader?? When the bootloader unlock is performed, the data is wiped completely.. Now u have to restart the device to mount the sd card again in recovery..
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app

1) you will never be able to mount the sdcard in recovery, so stop trying
2) what is the fastboot command you typed to generate the output?

Zepius said:
1) you will never be able to mount the sdcard in recovery, so stop trying
2) what is the fastboot command you typed to generate the output?
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fastboot commands i tried are
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-maguro-primela03.img
fastboot flash radio radio-maguro-i9250xxla02.img
i cant flash any thing
i am stuck
is my sdcard gone
????

amith007 said:
Are u trying to flash the rom immediately after unlocking the bootloader?? When the bootloader unlock is performed, the data is wiped completely.. Now u have to restart the device to mount the sd card again in recovery..
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app
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yes i unlocked bootloader, and yes all data must have been wiped out.
i restarted into recovery but with recovery i cant mount the sdcard
!!!!!

zakisays said:
fastboot commands i tried are
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-maguro-primela03.img
fastboot flash radio radio-maguro-i9250xxla02.img
i cant flash any thing
i am stuck
is my sdcard gone
????
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do you have the files in the same directory with your fastboot.exe?
you could also boot into your custom recovery and use adb to push a rom to your phone.

zakisays said:
yes i unlocked bootloader, and yes all data must have been wiped out.
i restarted into recovery but with recovery i cant mount the sdcard
!!!!!
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Perhaps you didnt read the post, so I will quote it here:
Zepius said:
1) you will never be able to mount the sdcard in recovery, so stop trying
2) what is the fastboot command you typed to generate the output?
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Zepius said:
do you have the files in the same directory with your fastboot.exe?
you could also boot into your custom recovery and use adb to push a rom to your phone.
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fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-maguro-primela03.img
fastboot flash radio radio-maguro-i9250xxla02.img
can you sent me the link to the steps for custom recovery & adb push
let me try it
thanks in advance

zakisays said:
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-maguro-primela03.img
fastboot flash radio radio-maguro-i9250xxla02.img
can you sent me the link to the steps for custom recovery & adb push
let me try it
thanks in advance
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first, flash cwm 6.0.2.3.
look in problem can happen section in my thread

samersh72 said:
first, flash cwm 6.0.2.3.
look in problem can happen section in my thread
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i gave the following command
H:\Galaxy Nexus (yakju)>adb -d push "H:\Galaxy Nexus (yakju)\Stock-Unroot Jelly
Bean GNex GSM.zip" /sdcard/
its almost 2 hours now the command hasnt finished executing, hope all is going ok
ok i cancelled the previous command .
rebooted to recovery , mounted /data and /system
then reran push command.
got the zip file into sdcard
then tried installing , error generated
finding update package
opening update package
installing update
Installation aborted
!!!!!
please help
thanks

just do this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895

Zepius said:
just do this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
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well i followed the steps.
i got error as below
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H:\brick\xda-24-3-2013\yakju-jdq39>fastboot.exe flash bootloader bootloader-magu
ro-primelc03.img
sending 'bootloader' (2308 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.260s]
writing 'bootloader'...
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 0.507s
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i hope now its clear what i am facing.
i can boot to fastboot and to recovery , but cant do anything else
if i flash something then the "Too many links error" comes
thanks for the help , is there anything else i can try
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ok i found something interesting
when i flash something i get the error " Too many links"
then when i run fastboot.exe devices , i get
???????????? fastboot
and after reboot i get
H:\brick\xda-24-3-2013\yakju-jdq39>fastboot.exe devices
My IEMI number fastboot
y is this happening

*sigh* ...
Op, uninstall all drivers, reboot your system;
Connect device in fastboot to PC, manually update drivers, disconnect device, reboot PC
Connect device again, flash recovery, after it finishes, disconnect USB, use volume keys to "reboot recovery", reconnect USB, manually update drivers again
'adb devices' should return your SN
'adb push ROM.zip /sdcard/' or if that doesn't do it, 'adb push ROM.zip /data/media/'
Sent from my Nexus

S-off, Relocked and no Root (SOLVED)

Hi guys,
I flashed stock back to my phone and relocked the bootloader by "fastboot oem lock".
I been stuck with this for the last 2 days searching for solution on how to get my phone unlocked and rooted again.
This is what I have tried so far:
1. Rumrunner 1.10.605.10 and 1.10.605.15 firmware (flashed 1.10.605.10 and updated to 15) - Run just fine, but it does not change anything on the phone. Still shows RELOCKED S-off and NO Root.
2. Firewater (temp-root method) - Temproot: Root acquired. Firewater: "there really isn't a helluva lot to do here. bye bye"
3. Flashing CM recovery - failed remote not allowed
Could someone please help me to get back Root access and UNLOCK my phone?
Thank you in advance.

If your s-off, all you have to do is fastboot flash a custom recovery.
Code:
fastboot flash recovery name_of_recovery_file.img
Then flash superuser zip thru recovery. Then you will be rooted. Also it is a myth that you need to relock the bootloader to do an ruu, so that wasnt really needed. Not sure exactly how to unlock the bootloader again.

cmlusco said:
If your s-off, all you have to do is fastboot flash a custom recovery.
Code:
fastboot flash recovery name_of_recovery_file.img
Then flash superuser zip thru recovery. Then you will be rooted. Also it is a myth that you need to relock the bootloader to do an ruu, so that wasnt really needed. Not sure exactly how to unlock the bootloader again.
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Thank you for your reply.
I have tried to flash recovery several times, and both TWRP and CWM gives the same error: FAILED remote not allowed
Code:
sending 'recovery' (8784 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.097s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: not allowed)
finished. total time: 1.134s
I tried the following recoveries:
openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.3-m7vzw
recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.4-m7vzw
recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.7-m7vzw
recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.4.5-m7vzw
recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.4.7-m7vzw

NELORAO said:
Thank you for your reply.
I have tried to flash recovery several times, and both TWRP and CWM gives the same error: FAILED remote not allowed
Code:
sending 'recovery' (8784 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.097s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: not allowed)
finished. total time: 1.134s
I tried the following recoveries:
openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.3-m7vzw
recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.4-m7vzw
recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.7-m7vzw
recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.4.5-m7vzw
recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.4.7-m7vzw
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Ok try this then.
1. Download this file http://vzw1files.dyndns.org/RECOVERIES/twrp/Twrp_2.6.3.4_RUU_Mode.zip, and place it on your pc in the same folder as fastboot.exe and adb.exe. Rename it to recovery.zip
2. Connect the phone to the pc and open a cmd prompt to where the files are, and type the following.
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
Wait for hboot.
Code:
fastboot oem rebootRUU
Wait for grey HTC logo.
Code:
fastboot flash zip recovery.zip
Wait for cmd window to say it has finished.
Code:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
3. Hit power button to select bootloader, and then use the power button again to select recovery.
If all is well you should boot to TWRP 2.6.3.4. Then flash Superuser http://vzw1files.dyndns.org/Superuser/superuser.zip and you will be rooted.
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NELORAO said:
Hi guys,
I flashed stock back to my phone and relocked the bootloader by "fastboot oem lock".
I been stuck with this for the last 2 days searching for solution on how to get my phone unlocked and rooted again.
This is what I have tried so far:
1. Rumrunner 1.10.605.10 and 1.10.605.15 firmware (flashed 1.10.605.10 and updated to 15) - Run just fine, but it does not change anything on the phone. Still shows RELOCKED S-off and NO Root.
2. Firewater (temp-root method) - Temproot: Root acquired. Firewater: "there really isn't a helluva lot to do here. bye bye"
3. Flashing CM recovery - failed remote not allowed
Could someone please help me to get back Root access and UNLOCK my phone?
Thank you in advance.
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Enable USB Debugging in Settings.
To do so, go to build information and tap it 7 times.
This will enable the Developer options in settings.
In there, check the box for Usb Debugging.
You should then be able to fastboot flash the recovery as per usual.
Good luck! :good:

cmlusco said:
Ok try this then.
1. Download this file http://vzw1files.dyndns.org/RECOVERIES/twrp/Twrp_2.6.3.4_RUU_Mode.zip, and place it on your pc in the same folder as fastboot.exe and adb.exe. Rename it to recovery.zip
2. Connect the phone to the pc and open a cmd prompt to where the files are, and type the following.
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
Wait for hboot.
Code:
fastboot oem rebootRUU
Wait for grey HTC logo.
Code:
fastboot flash zip recovery.zip
Wait for cmd window to say it has finished.
Code:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
3. Hit power button to select bootloader, and then use the power button again to select recovery.
If all is well you should boot to TWRP 2.6.3.4. Then flash Superuser http://vzw1files.dyndns.org/Superuser/superuser.zip and you will be rooted.
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Dude, there just aren't enough words to say thank you.
Again, thank you so much, everything works like a charm now.
santod040 said:
Enable USB Debugging in Settings.
To do so, go to build information and tap it 7 times.
This will enable the Developer options in settings.
In there, check the box for Usb Debugging.
You should then be able to fastboot flash the recovery as per usual.
Good luck! :good:
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Thank you, I was finally able to flash your KitKat Rom that I have been dreaming for the last 3 days. :laugh:
Again, thank you so much.

cmlusco said:
Ok try this then.
1. Download this file, and place it on your pc in the same folder as fastboot.exe and adb.exe. Rename it to recovery.zip
2. Connect the phone to the pc and open a cmd prompt to where the files are, and type the following.
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
Wait for hboot.
Code:
fastboot oem rebootRUU
Wait for grey HTC logo.
Code:
fastboot flash zip recovery.zip
Wait for cmd window to say it has finished.
Code:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
3. Hit power button to select bootloader, and then use the power button again to select recovery.
If all is well you should boot to TWRP 2.6.3.4. Then flash Superuser and you will be rooted.
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Holy crap dude. I thought my phone was bricked. Thank you so much for that!

[GUIDE][FIX]Cant unlock bootloader? Read here for a Fix

Hey guys , here's a simple guide on how to unlock your bootloader without having to downgrade all the way back to 2.17, in my case i had 2.17 system since it was the most stable(2.18 is a cluster hell of bugs) with 2.18 bootloader and recovery(yes you can mix and match)and so i went to try the bootloader unlock with just flashing the 2.19 system.img, that dint do anything the "getprop ro.isn > /factory/asuskey" command would do nothing, the bootloader wasnt unlock and so i did the following:
1.Downloaded the2.19 ota manually here link
2. I extracted the droidboot.img(fastboot img) from the 2.19 ota zip
3.Rebooted to fastboot mode
4. Then ran this command "fastboot flash fastboot droidboot.img"
5,After this i rebooted back into system and rerun the unlock bootloader steps and viola the bootloader unlocked!( it wasn't before simply because the 2.18 fastboot does not have this unlock command)
6.After you unlock the bootloader your device will most likely get stuck at the bootanimation screen, at this time reboot back into fastboot mode and downloaded the black splashscreen here and run "fastboot flash splashscreen splashscreen.img". then reboot back to system and your device should boot all the way into your homescreen and your done =]
All credits go to ssj and shakalacas(ota links splashscreen link) for the bootloader unlock.
THIS WILL NOT WIPE ANYTHING ON YOUR DEVICE, if you mess up the commands thats on you follow the guide properly and everything will be fine.

That second link is trying to run some chrome extension, not download the file?
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I think this is the file you were trying to link to:
https://mega.co.nz/#!IlMGiZ7I!kepXRFda7cgNPWHQovkCZaMaD2zVF4UufAJT6YEDU3k

I'm on 2.18 and rooted. Problem is, I uninstalled or disabled a bunch of ASUS apps, will I have an issue if I use SuperSU to unroot and try to restore or upgrade my phone to 2.19?
Also, I have model number ASUS_Z00AD. Is this firmware OK to install on my phone?

cmendonc2 said:
That second link is trying to run some chrome extension, not download the file?
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I think this is the file you were trying to link to:
https://mega.co.nz/#!IlMGiZ7I!kepXRFda7cgNPWHQovkCZaMaD2zVF4UufAJT6YEDU3k
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Fixed.

edit: nvm...

Both download links link to the same file. splashscreen.img

Uh.. wtf? Since when has the boot loader been unlocked? I was under the impression that we were waiting for an unlock tool as has been discussed in a few threads.. is this legit?
Edit: nevermind.. I stop looking for a day or two and this device's boot loader is unlocked. I am very excited and glad that I picked this device as it seems like it is in for a lot of love

jpacleb85 said:
Uh.. wtf? Since when has the boot loader been unlocked? I was under the impression that we were waiting for an unlock tool as has been discussed in a few threads.. is this legit?
Edit: nevermind.. I stop looking for a day or two and this device's boot loader is unlocked. I am very excited and glad that I picked this device as it seems like it is in for a lot of love
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LOL... Gotta love the devs who tinker on here... Now we might actually get a recovery that will do nandroid backups in case of those "little" mistakes/problems that crop up from time to time...

MiCmAsTa said:
Both download links link to the same file. splashscreen.img
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Fixed.

This is probably a silly question, but I have the ZE550ML and the latest update is 2.18, meaning that unlocking the bootloader it is still not possible can I install droidboot.img(fastboot img) from the 2.19 ZE551ML on my device? Or that will just hard brick my device?
Let me know your thoughts on this.
Continue the great work XDA crew =)

I am on 2.18 and can't seem to find any way to update to 2.19, all the links are dead.
so I rooted and flashed droidboot, but when i run the adb commands it says unlock failed and restarts
any help would be greatly appreciated

PsychoKilla666 said:
I am on 2.18 and can't seem to find any way to update to 2.19, all the links are dead.
so I rooted and flashed droidboot, but when i run the adb commands it says unlock failed and restarts
any help would be greatly appreciated
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You need to flash the pre rooted 2.19 system.img, then you will be able to unlock, since 2.19 has the unlock files in system.

rafyvitto said:
You need to flash the pre rooted 2.19 system.img, then you will be able to unlock, since 2.19 has the unlock files in system.
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Link please? and how to?

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rafyvitto said:
Hey guys , here's a simple guide on how to unlock your bootloader without having to downgrade all the way back to 2.17, in my case i had 2.17 system since it was the most stable(2.18 is a cluster hell of bugs) with 2.18 bootloader and recovery(yes you can mix and match)and so i went to try the bootloader unlock with just flashing the 2.19 system.img, that dint do anything the "getprop ro.isn > /factory/asuskey" command would do nothing, the bootloader wasnt unlock and so i did the following:
1.Downloaded the2.19 ota manually here link
2. I extracted the droidboot.img(fastboot img) from the 2.19 ota zip
3.Rebooted to fastboot mode
4. Then ran this command "fastboot flash fastboot droidboot.img"
5,After this i rebooted back into system and rerun the unlock bootloader steps and viola the bootloader unlocked!( it wasn't before simply because the 2.18 fastboot does not have this unlock command)
6.After you unlock the bootloader your device will most likely get stuck at the bootanimation screen, at this time reboot back into fastboot mode and downloaded the black splashscreen here and run "fastboot flash splashscreen splashscreen.img". then reboot back to system and your device should boot all the way into your homescreen and your done =]
All credits go to ssj and shakalacas(ota links splashscreen link) for the bootloader unlock.
THIS WILL NOT WIPE ANYTHING ON YOUR DEVICE, if you mess up the commands thats on you follow the guide properly and everything will be fine.
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I follow this method and received the following error on CMD
writing 'fastboot'....
FAILED (remote: falsh_cmds error!
Finished. total time: 0.830

im on 2.20 and it wont let me do anything.. i get the white boot screen instead of black but bootloader doesnt exist and it wont download twrp any suggestions?

Success
My phone's recovery stopped working, and the bootloader was locked, but I found this thread. I think I was able to get it working.
I extracted the droidboot.img from the file in the OP.
I copied the droidboot.img to my working directory, and tried to flash it.
Code:
C:\myworkingdirectory>fastboot flash fastboot droidboot.img
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'fastboot' (14410 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.661s]
writing 'fastboot'...
FAILED (remote: Permission denied
)
finished. total time: 0.826s
Ok, I got the error. Maybe the "unlock" command will work.
Code:
C:\myworkingdirectory>fastboot oem shell_cmd "getprop ro.isn > /factory/asuskey"
...
OKAY [ 0.203s]
finished. total time: 0.204s
Same output as the last hundred times I tried to run it.
I rebooted the phone.
Code:
C:\myworkingdirectory>fastboot reboot-bootloader
rebooting into bootloader...
OKAY [ 0.108s]
finished. total time: 0.109s
I put the phone into the bootloader mode. (For anyone reading, to get into the bootloader, turn the phone completely off. Hold the power button until it vibrates. Then hold the volume up key.)
I ran the unlock command twice.
Code:
C:\myworkingdirectory>fastboot oem shell_cmd "getprop ro.isn > /factory/asuskey"
...
OKAY [ 0.291s]
finished. total time: 0.326s
C:\myworkingdirectory>fastboot oem shell_cmd "getprop ro.isn > /factory/asuskey"
...
OKAY [ 0.216s]
finished. total time: 0.216s
Then I tried to flash the image again.
Code:
C:\myworkingdirectory>fastboot flash fastboot droidboot.img
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'fastboot' (14410 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.690s]
writing 'fastboot'...
OKAY [ 0.692s]
finished. total time: 1.384s
No error?! I have progress!
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I believe my bootloader is unlocked. Let me try to flash the recovery. (My recovery was corrupted longggg before doing this.)
Code:
C:\myworkingdirectory>fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'recovery' (11676 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.579s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 0.571s]
finished. total time: 1.153s
No permission error! (Before this, I would usually have gotten an error that says "FAILED (remote: Permission denied".)
---- Important Notes ----
NO WHITE BACKGROUND IN BOOTLOADER.
Many people have reported seeing an inverted background in the bootloader. I don't have that.
TRIPLE DOTS IN COMMAND PROMPT
The triple dots you see when I run the unlock command are actually there. They are not placeholders.
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Right now I'm booting into recovery mode to flash a ROM to the phone. I'll update if I get the phone working.